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J.J. Starbuck(TV show/series, 1987-1988)

1h per episode | Genre: Drama

Scripted Reality in 1 season with 18 episodes

J.J. StarbuckRating: 2.5/5 (with 1 vote)
J.J. Starbuck is an American crime drama television series that aired on NBC from September 26, 1987, to June 28, 1988. The series follows cornpone-spouting Jerome Jeremiah "J.J." Starbuck, a billionaire Texan who wears ten-gallon hats, cowboy boots and fancy western shirts. He drives a flashy limousine with steer horns on the hood and a horn that plays "The Eyes of Texas", and spouts a steady stream of folksy homilies. ()
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About J.J. Starbuck

J.J. Starbuck is an American crime drama series that aired on NBC from September 1987 to June 1988. The series follows cornpone-spouting Jerome Jeremiah "J.J." Starbuck, a billionaire Texan who wears ten-gallon hats, cowboy boots and fancy western shirts. He drives a flashy limousine with steer horns on the hood and a horn that plays "The Eyes of Texas," and spouts a steady stream of folksy homilies.

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J.J. Starbuck Seasons and Episodes

09/26/1987Season 1 - 18 episodes
#1 | 09/26/1987Pilot
Dale Robertson plays eccentric Texas billionaire JJ Starbuck who pokes his nose into other people's business in the name of justice. In the opener, JJ travels to Beverly Hills where a wealthy businessman is suddenly cleared of his wife's murder by a bodybuilder, who claims the death was the accidental result of a lovers' quarrel.
#2 | 09/29/1987A Killing in the Market
Robert Conrad plays a Wall Street wizard whose overtures to J.J. (Dale Robertson) about a shady business deal become secondary when J.J. crowds him with questions about the apparent suicide of his assistant.
#3 | 10/20/1987Murder In E Minor
#4 | 10/27/1987The Blimpy Who Yelled Blue
#5 | 11/10/1987Incident at Sam September
Starbuck attempts to prove That a phony children's book author murdered his ghostwriter.
#6 | 12/05/1987Gold from the Rainbow
A sleazy TV talk show host kill his competitor's assistant in order to frame her for murder. J.J. comes to the aid of the lady
#7 | 12/15/1987Graveyard Shift
Starbuck attempts to free American executives who are being held hostage aboard a Persian Gulf oil rig.
#8 | 12/22/1987The Circle Unbroken
Starbuck investigates a scheming interior design editor (Jessica Walter) who seems to have committed the perfect murder.
#9 | 12/26/1987The 6% Solution
An ex-convict becomes the coach of a college football team on a 20-year losing streak
#10 | 01/23/1988Murder by Design
A shifty spiritual leader (Alan Rachins) tries to frame a senator's daughter for her father's murder.
#11 | 02/13/1988Cactus Jack's Last Call
J.J. was with an old friend when someone tried to run them over; J.J. was injured while his friend was killed. An old friend of his friend, E.L. ""Tenspeed"" Turner, tries to find out what happened. With J.J.'s help, they discover that a bet he convince his friend to make is the motive behind the murder.
#12 | 02/20/1988A Song from the Sequel
#13 | 02/27/1988First You've Got To Go To The Picnic
#14 | 02/27/1988Permanent Hiatus
A realtor finds success in selling houses to a couple, getting his 6% commission, then ordering one of his agents to seduce one member of the couple to break up their marriage. After the break up, the couple sells their house and the realtor gets his 6% again; then he sells each of member of the couple another place and gets another 6% from those sales. When one of his disgruntled clients and one of his former agents plan to report his activities, the realtor decides to take them out. His plan involves getting the agent to go to the client's house and on the night of a party, he goes there via helicopter and he programs his phone to forward a call from a client to the man's house. When he gets there he shoots the client and afterwards the client calls him and after speaking to him the realtor arrives and he shoots him, making it appear like a murder-suicide. J.J. who is a friend of the client arrives for the funeral and comforts the wife and he can't help but wonder why the realtor is
#15 | 04/19/1988Rag Doll
J.J.'s niece goes undercover in Los Angeles to investigate the ""suicide"" of one of her high school friends who left to become a star and became involved in oil wrestling, counterfeit films, and drugs.
#16 | 06/28/1988The Rise And Fall Of Joe Piermont
#17That Old Black Magic
#18Everyone's a Critic

Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 1 language: English (EN)
Status: Ended
First episode released on: 09/26/1987
Last episode released on: 06/28/1988
Composer: Mike Post

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WatchPlayStream ID: SHOWS:5319, Added: 05/12/2018, Last updated: 03/27/2024